May 14, 2020
…an atomistic understanding of mitochondrial protein biogenesis—the synthesis of new living things—was chosen from a field of 199 applicants across 139 universities and research institutions. “I am very excited that Mark Herzik was selected for this highly competitive award. His cutting-edge research in structural biology, biophysics and biochemistry brings together…
October 6, 2020
Project focuses on lipids (fat molecules) as the starting point to understand the evolution of eukaryotic cells, carrying implications for human health and disease
January 10, 2013
…implications for the development of new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases like Huntington’s, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, will be published online in advance of the January 17 issue of the journal Cell.
October 3, 2013
…for research in hereditary, mitochondrial and eye diseases; $2.4 million – Grants from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to Integrative Oceanography and the Qualcomm Institute; $2 million – Grant from the Qualcomm Foundation to benefit UC San Diego’s Qualcomm Institute and to support other areas of the campus; $1.6…
May 30, 2022
UC San Diego researchers discover mechanism linking breast cancer and diabetes, each of which promotes development and growth of the other.
February 25, 2016
Inflammation is a Catch-22: the body needs it to eliminate invasive organisms and foreign irritants, but excessive inflammation can harm healthy cells, contributing to aging and sometimes leading to organ failure and death. Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that a protein known as…
May 26, 2017
In a small, randomized Phase I/II clinical trial (SAT1), researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine say a 100-year-old drug called suramin, originally developed to treat African sleeping sickness, was safely administered to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), who subsequently displayed measurable, but transient, improvement in…
January 29, 2024
…found that when mice were fed a high-fat diet, mitochondria within their fat cells broke apart and were less able to burn fat, leading to weight gain. They also found they could reverse the effect by targeting a single gene, suggesting a new treatment strategy for obesity.
November 24, 2021
Artificial intelligence-based technique reveals previously unknown cell components that may provide new clues to human development and disease.
November 12, 2020
…leveraging it to treat disease. Cell signaling: the language of cells Newton describes cell signaling as the language cells use to communicate among themselves and with the outside world. Say, a signal knocks on a cell’s outer door, so to speak—insulin, for example. The signal first needs to get the…
